Richard Hendrickson wrote: "I'm curious about the origin of the model; AFAIK, the only accurate models of these cars were Pecos River Brass imports dating back to the mid-'90s; there have never been

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Malcolm Laughlin wrote: car was to be used in interchange service was that the car initial and number be legible from where a yard clerk was stationed to read them and certain maintenance data, like

Paul; One thing I have found interesting is how large this traffic was for the RRs, but like several folks have stated, in the post-war period, dominated by auto parts. Even as late as the end of

In regard to missing paint, one thing that was always essential if a car was to be used in interchange service was that the car initial and number be legible from where a yard clerk was stationed to

Paul, I will add to the responses of others that, as autos grew larger in the 1950s, the biggest ones (e.g., Cadillacs and Lincolns) wouldn't fit in 40' cars and were shipped four at a time in 50'

Jim, as Jon Miller has already posted, those cars were purchased new for on-line diesel fuel service and remained in that service at least through the 1960s. They hardly ever went off-line, and

extra layer of jeeps for WWII. How many jeeps could an X-31f hold? Bill Williams

Diesel fuel. The SFRH&MS has a book "Santa Fe Tank Cars" which has a few pages and good pictures of these cars. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems,

After some research on the web I have figured out what a tank car I picked up in a box of stuff at a train show last fall. It is a Santa FE class TK-M 16000 gallon takn car, built in 1942. They had

Paul Catapano asked: "In keeping with Mike Brock's encouragement to ask dumb questions, How many cars did a 40' Auto Box hold? Four? Two up and Two Down?" Early automobile boxcars held only two

Hi Paul, With Evans Auto-Loader racks, a 40-foot auto car could carry four standard-size sedans of the 1930s and 1940s. We showed an illustration of this in the June 2007 "Model Railroader," page 26,

It depends <G>. In cars equipped with auto-loaders (eg Evans), it would usually be 4, two, two down. Autos could also be loaded in non-loader equipped cars, and they would either have to be jacked

In keeping with Mike Brock's encouragement to ask dumb questions, How many cars did a 40' Auto Box hold? Four? Two up and Two Down? Auto parts? When shipping auto parts did they tend to ship

Agreed in both cases but with Armand being a Rutland/CV/CNR modeler he can acquire a car seen more often in such use by using an Accurail #4000 series and our Standard Car Co. #5000 1/2 Door

Thank you for all your responses and Ben for narrowing the focus.Actually I was looking for a more or less generic 40 footer that could be easily kit bashed for several roads.While I have some

Yes, but not in revenue service, though it depended somewhat on the owners. In general, the photos I have show that railroads having wood sheathed cars in revenue service in the 1950s (and later)

tchenoweth@... wrote: Slice the boss off the KD lid and insert it in the truck bolster hole. It imitates the boss on an Athearn, et al body bolster and keeps the truck centered on the much

Thanks Jim, Sure is easier than looking through my folder. Clark Propst Model Railroading...Dreamers Welcome

The PRRPro group just finished up on what might have been their best subject car as far as participation and interest - the Bowser X31 cars. There are several variation offered by Bowser plus the fact